Daniel Busch

Staff Sergeant Daniel Darrell Busch, was a member of C Squadron, First Special Forces Operational Detachment- Delta (now referred to as Delta Force, CAG, The UNIT, Taskforce Green [particularly within JSOC]). Born July 30th 1969, he joined the army straight out of high school. Staff Sargent Bush was a sniper, who spent time in Bravo Company 3rd Ranger Battalion. He later went on to join SFOD-D, where he would spend the rest of his days. In addition to Operation Gothic Serpent, he took part in Operation Just Cause (Panama, 1989). He was awarded for his actions on the day of October 3rd, 1993, with a purple heart (posthumous) and silver start (posthumous).

In the film, Daniel was portrayed by Richard Tyson.

Daniel Busch began to defend the first downed helicopter (Super 61) from indig personnel, and was critically, and ultimately fatally wounded after receiving several gunshot wounds to the legs, torso, and shoulder. Alone (in the film) he would go on to engage enemy combatants until members of the US Airforce Special Operations Command's elite Pararescue Jumpers were able to secure the site, alongside the 3rd Ranger Battalion, and airlift him out on a AH6 Little Bird. Staff Sargent Busch would go on to survive dust-off, and make it to a military hospital in Germany, where he would ultimate succumb to his injuries. He was just 25.

Trivia
- In the Film SSG Busch would defend the crash site of Super 61 alone. However, in the real world operation he was joined by fellow Delta Sniper, and crash survivor Jim Smith. Jim Smith would go on to join Spartan Tactical, after leaving the Army.

-The Pilot of the little bird who casevac'd Busch, CW4 Keith Jones, played himself in the film!

- Assembly Bill 77 signed in 2015 by Gov. Tony Evers (D.) of Wisconsin, honored SSG Busch by renaming a 10 Mile Stretch of Highway 33, the Daniel Busch Memorial Highway.

-Brian Wheeler, a cousin of Busch, fought over 20 years to gather recognition for his cousins valiant actions, saying of the bill, "Its great for Dan and his legacy".